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30 June 2012
Former Israeli Prime Minister Shamir Dies
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who staunchly opposed giving up land to the Palestinians, has died. He was 96.
Shamir served as prime minister from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992.
He was known for resisting international pressure to make concessions, yet initiated a peace process in Spain that led to many future diplomatic overtures by his successors.
Born Yitzhak Jazernicki in Poland, he emigrated to British-ruled Palestine in 1935. He joined Lehi, the most hardline of Jewish movements fighting the British rule.
After Israel became a state in 1948, he became one of the founders of the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad.
Shamir gave up spying in 1965 and entered politics five years later to become speaker of the Knesset after his right-wing Likud party won general elections in 1977.
In 1999 he left Likud, accusing Benjamin Netanyahu, the current prime minister, of betraying his party's ideology by agreeing to limited Palestinian sovereignty over parts of the occupied West Bank.
He lived in a retirement home north of Tel Aviv until his death.
(Photo by Gerald B. Johnson: Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of Israel is greeted by officials at Andrews Air Force Base as he and his entourage arrive for a state visit, 14 March 1988.)
24 November 2011
Final Exits, 15-21 November 2011
John Neville
Obituaries for 15-21 November 2011
15
* Lev Borisov, 77, Russian actor, stroke. (Russian)
* Oba Chandler, 65, American murderer, lethal injection.
* Antonio Eceiza, 76, Spanish film director and screenwriter. (Spanish)
* Dulcie Gray, 95, English actress (Howards' Way) and novelist, bronchial pneumonia.
* Thomas Worrall Kent, 89, Canadian journalist and public servant, cardiac arrest.
* Moogy Klingman, 61, American rock keyboardist (Utopia) and songwriter, cancer.
* Karl Slover, 93, Slovak-born American actor (The Wizard of Oz).
16
* Ruslan Akhtakhanov, 58, Chechen poet and academic, shot.
* Jacobus Duivenvoorde, 83, Dutch-born Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Merauke (1972–2004).
* Djamel Keddou, 59, Algerian football player and manager (USM Alger). (French)
* Armando Morales, 84, Nicaraguan painter. (Spanish)
* René A. Morel, 79, French-born American violin luthier.
* James Fraser Mustard, 84, Canadian doctor and early childhood educator, cancer.
* Eddy Palchak, 71, Canadian ice hockey trainer and equipment manager.
* Elfie Pertramer, 86, German actress. (German)
* Irwin Schneiderman, 88, American lawyer and philanthropist.
* Maureen Swanson, 78, British actress.
17
* Olin Branstetter, 82, American politician, Oklahoma State Senator (1987–1991), plane crash.
* Kurt Budke, 50, American women's basketball coach (Oklahoma State University), plane crash.
* José de Aquino Pereira, 91, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of São José do Rio Preto (1968–1997).
* Jack Elinson, 89, American television writer (Hogan's Heroes, The Real McCoys, The Facts of Life).
* Gary Garcia, 63, American musician (Buckner & Garcia).
* Enric Garriga i Trullols, 85, Spanish Catalan independentist and defender of Occitan Nation. (Catalan)
* Richard Kuh, 90, American lawyer.
* Ng Chiau-tong, 79, Taiwanese activist, chairman of the World United Formosans for Independence (1995–2011), surgical complications.
* Jorgen Petersen, 67, Danish handball player, brain tumour. (Danish)
* Pham Van Loc, 92, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kontum (1975–1995).
* Peter Reading, 65, English poet.
18
* Erik Gjems-Onstad, 89, Norwegian politician and resistance member. (Norwegian)
* Nisio Gomes, 59, Brazilian indigenous leader, shot.
* Mark Hall, 74, British animator, television producer (Danger Mouse, Count Duckula) and film producer (The Wind in the Willows), cancer.
* Walt Hazzard, 69, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks).
* Yuri Karyakin, 81, Russian literary critic and historian. (Russian)
* David Langdon, 97, British cartoonist.
* Jones Mwewa, 38, Zambian footballer.
* Joshua Ndere, 30, Kenyan boxer, road accident.
* Gregory Papalexis, 86, American businessman (Marathon Enterprises, Inc.).
* Daniel Sada, 58, Mexican author and poet, kidney disease.
19
* Ömer Lütfi Akad, 95, Turkish film director.
* David Bolstad, 42, New Zealand champion woodchopper.
* Francis Cabot, 86, American gardener and horticulturist.
* Basil D'Oliveira, 80, South African-born English cricketer.
* Gordon S. Clinton, 91, American politician, 43rd Mayor of Seattle.
* Sonny Dixon, 87, American baseball player (Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics).
* Russell Garcia, 95, American-born New Zealand composer.
* Sanford Garelik, 93, American politician, President of the New York City Council (1970–1973).
* Ladi Geisler, 83, Czech musician. (German)
* Michael Hastings, 73, English playwright.
* Ira Michael Heyman, 81, American lawyer and administrator, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1994–2000).
* Don Hickman, 74, American newscaster (WICS).
* Jack Keeney, 89, American federal prosecutor.
* John Neville, 86, British-born Canadian actor (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The X-Files), Alzheimer's disease.
* Ronald E. Poelman, 83, American leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, age-related causes.
* Neoklis Sarris, 71, Greek professor and politician, cancer. (Greek)
* John Smale, 84, American businessman, CEO of Procter & Gamble.
* Ruth Stone, 96, American poet.
* Roy West, 70, Australian football player, lung cancer.
20
* Fabio Betancur Tirado, 73, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manizales (1996–2010).
* Lasse Brandeby, 66, Swedish journalist, actor and television personality.
* Shelagh Delaney, 71, English playwright (A Taste of Honey) and screenwriter (Dance with a Stranger), cancer.
* Angie Dowds, 42, British fitness instructor and television personality (The Biggest Loser), suicide.
* Theodore J. Forstmann, 71, American financier (IMG, Topps, Gulfstream) and philanthropist, brain cancer.
* Alex Ibru, 66, Nigerian newspaper publisher and politician, Minister of Internal Affairs (1993–1995).
* Mario Martiradonna, 73, Italian footballer. (Italian)
* David Messas, 77, French rabbi.
* Viktor Modzolevsky, 68, Russian fencer, road accident. (Russian)
* Larry Munson, 89, American play-by-play radio announcer (Georgia Bulldogs), pneumonia.
* Javier Pradera, 77, Spanish anti-Franco activist, publisher, political analyst and journalist, founder of El País.
* Karl Aage Præst, 89, Danish football player. (Danish)
* Adriano Reys, 78, Brazilian actor, cancer. (Portuguese)
* Talaat Sadat, 64, Egyptian politician.
* Sergio Scaglietti, 91, Italian automotive designer.
21
* Syd Cain, 93, British film production designer.
* Albert D. Cohen, 97, Canadian businessman.
* Arie van Deursen, 80, Dutch historian. (Dutch)
* George Gallup, Jr., 81, American pollster, liver cancer.
* Greg Halman, 24, Dutch baseball player (Seattle Mariners), stabbed.
* Eli Hurvitz, 79, Israeli industrialist.
* John Peter Jukes, 88, English Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (1979–1998).
* Anne McCaffrey, 85, American science fiction writer (Dragonriders of Pern series), stroke.
* Hal Patterson, 79, American player of Canadian football (Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats).
* Paul Yandell, 76, American country music guitarist.
Obituaries for 15-21 November 2011
15
* Lev Borisov, 77, Russian actor, stroke. (Russian)
* Oba Chandler, 65, American murderer, lethal injection.
* Antonio Eceiza, 76, Spanish film director and screenwriter. (Spanish)
* Dulcie Gray, 95, English actress (Howards' Way) and novelist, bronchial pneumonia.
* Thomas Worrall Kent, 89, Canadian journalist and public servant, cardiac arrest.
* Moogy Klingman, 61, American rock keyboardist (Utopia) and songwriter, cancer.
* Karl Slover, 93, Slovak-born American actor (The Wizard of Oz).
16
* Ruslan Akhtakhanov, 58, Chechen poet and academic, shot.
* Jacobus Duivenvoorde, 83, Dutch-born Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Merauke (1972–2004).
* Djamel Keddou, 59, Algerian football player and manager (USM Alger). (French)
* Armando Morales, 84, Nicaraguan painter. (Spanish)
* René A. Morel, 79, French-born American violin luthier.
* James Fraser Mustard, 84, Canadian doctor and early childhood educator, cancer.
* Eddy Palchak, 71, Canadian ice hockey trainer and equipment manager.
* Elfie Pertramer, 86, German actress. (German)
* Irwin Schneiderman, 88, American lawyer and philanthropist.
* Maureen Swanson, 78, British actress.
17
* Olin Branstetter, 82, American politician, Oklahoma State Senator (1987–1991), plane crash.
* Kurt Budke, 50, American women's basketball coach (Oklahoma State University), plane crash.
* José de Aquino Pereira, 91, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of São José do Rio Preto (1968–1997).
* Jack Elinson, 89, American television writer (Hogan's Heroes, The Real McCoys, The Facts of Life).
* Gary Garcia, 63, American musician (Buckner & Garcia).
* Enric Garriga i Trullols, 85, Spanish Catalan independentist and defender of Occitan Nation. (Catalan)
* Richard Kuh, 90, American lawyer.
* Ng Chiau-tong, 79, Taiwanese activist, chairman of the World United Formosans for Independence (1995–2011), surgical complications.
* Jorgen Petersen, 67, Danish handball player, brain tumour. (Danish)
* Pham Van Loc, 92, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kontum (1975–1995).
* Peter Reading, 65, English poet.
18
* Erik Gjems-Onstad, 89, Norwegian politician and resistance member. (Norwegian)
* Nisio Gomes, 59, Brazilian indigenous leader, shot.
* Mark Hall, 74, British animator, television producer (Danger Mouse, Count Duckula) and film producer (The Wind in the Willows), cancer.
* Walt Hazzard, 69, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks).
* Yuri Karyakin, 81, Russian literary critic and historian. (Russian)
* David Langdon, 97, British cartoonist.
* Jones Mwewa, 38, Zambian footballer.
* Joshua Ndere, 30, Kenyan boxer, road accident.
* Gregory Papalexis, 86, American businessman (Marathon Enterprises, Inc.).
* Daniel Sada, 58, Mexican author and poet, kidney disease.
19
* Ömer Lütfi Akad, 95, Turkish film director.
* David Bolstad, 42, New Zealand champion woodchopper.
* Francis Cabot, 86, American gardener and horticulturist.
* Basil D'Oliveira, 80, South African-born English cricketer.
* Gordon S. Clinton, 91, American politician, 43rd Mayor of Seattle.
* Sonny Dixon, 87, American baseball player (Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics).
* Russell Garcia, 95, American-born New Zealand composer.
* Sanford Garelik, 93, American politician, President of the New York City Council (1970–1973).
* Ladi Geisler, 83, Czech musician. (German)
* Michael Hastings, 73, English playwright.
* Ira Michael Heyman, 81, American lawyer and administrator, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1994–2000).
* Don Hickman, 74, American newscaster (WICS).
* Jack Keeney, 89, American federal prosecutor.
* John Neville, 86, British-born Canadian actor (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The X-Files), Alzheimer's disease.
* Ronald E. Poelman, 83, American leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, age-related causes.
* Neoklis Sarris, 71, Greek professor and politician, cancer. (Greek)
* John Smale, 84, American businessman, CEO of Procter & Gamble.
* Ruth Stone, 96, American poet.
* Roy West, 70, Australian football player, lung cancer.
20
* Fabio Betancur Tirado, 73, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Manizales (1996–2010).
* Lasse Brandeby, 66, Swedish journalist, actor and television personality.
* Shelagh Delaney, 71, English playwright (A Taste of Honey) and screenwriter (Dance with a Stranger), cancer.
* Angie Dowds, 42, British fitness instructor and television personality (The Biggest Loser), suicide.
* Theodore J. Forstmann, 71, American financier (IMG, Topps, Gulfstream) and philanthropist, brain cancer.
* Alex Ibru, 66, Nigerian newspaper publisher and politician, Minister of Internal Affairs (1993–1995).
* Mario Martiradonna, 73, Italian footballer. (Italian)
* David Messas, 77, French rabbi.
* Viktor Modzolevsky, 68, Russian fencer, road accident. (Russian)
* Larry Munson, 89, American play-by-play radio announcer (Georgia Bulldogs), pneumonia.
* Javier Pradera, 77, Spanish anti-Franco activist, publisher, political analyst and journalist, founder of El País.
* Karl Aage Præst, 89, Danish football player. (Danish)
* Adriano Reys, 78, Brazilian actor, cancer. (Portuguese)
* Talaat Sadat, 64, Egyptian politician.
* Sergio Scaglietti, 91, Italian automotive designer.
21
* Syd Cain, 93, British film production designer.
* Albert D. Cohen, 97, Canadian businessman.
* Arie van Deursen, 80, Dutch historian. (Dutch)
* George Gallup, Jr., 81, American pollster, liver cancer.
* Greg Halman, 24, Dutch baseball player (Seattle Mariners), stabbed.
* Eli Hurvitz, 79, Israeli industrialist.
* John Peter Jukes, 88, English Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (1979–1998).
* Anne McCaffrey, 85, American science fiction writer (Dragonriders of Pern series), stroke.
* Hal Patterson, 79, American player of Canadian football (Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats).
* Paul Yandell, 76, American country music guitarist.
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